A/HRC/44/10 100. Afghanistan congratulated Armenia on the adoption of a comprehensive national action plan for human rights. 101. The delegation of Armenia stated that one of the key priorities of Armenia was to overcome poverty using a human rights-based approach with the aim of eliminating extreme poverty by 2023. The level of minimum pensions had been increased based on the predicted extreme poverty line. During the previous four years, extreme child poverty had decreased by 40 per cent and the level of extreme poverty among elderly people had decreased by more than 50 per cent. 102. As of July 2021, the Health and Labour Inspectorate would oversee collective and labour contract requirements, in addition to overseeing the implementation of health and safety regulations. The Labour Code had been amended to introduce a prohibition on discrimination in labour relations. 103. From July 2020, all women living in rural areas would receive childcare support regardless of whether they held registered or unregistered jobs. In addition, the size of childcare support benefits for all employed women would be increased by 68 per cent. 104. Deinstitutionalization had been one of the priorities of the Government over the past few years in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The number of children in institutions had decreased significantly. Only about 600 children remained in State-run care institutions. Including special educational institutions, a total of about 2,000 children were in institutions. Specialized foster care was available for persons with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 23 years who had previously been engaged in specialized institutions, in order to ensure a family environment. 105. From 2017, State budget resources had been allocated for specific services aimed at facilitating access to published works for persons who were blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled, such as printing of Braille books and the recording of audiobooks. 106. People with disabilities had priority in participating in all State employment programmes. There were about 2,500 unemployed people with disabilities registered at the State Employment Agency, 42 per cent of whom were women. 107. The Government had introduced State financial assistance for victims of domestic violence, as well as established minimum standards for shelters. It had established the Council on Prevention of Domestic Violence with the involvement of the State and civil society organizations. Training and capacity-building were among the key components of the State policy to combat domestic violence. 108. With regard to health care, through the assistance of the World Bank, a significant number of medical facilities had been built, refurbished and equipped with medical equipment and furniture. All of those facilities were adapted for persons with disabilities. 109. In order to ensure access to health care, doctors had been delegated to regional hospitals on a short-term basis and the ambulance fleet had been re-equipped and refurbished. A comprehensive medical insurance had also been developed. Within the provision of free health care, the Government had ensured access to surgical care, radiation therapy, reproductive services, health care for children and the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Amendments to the law on psychiatric care had regulated free and informed written consent by a patient or his legal representative. 110. Large-scale preventive measures had been taken at the community level to raise awareness of free medical services and swift HIV testing. In 2018, a free online course on stigma and discrimination had been designed and included in the continuing education of the National Institute of Health. 111. The law on reproductive health and rights had banned artificial termination of pregnancy based on the sex of a child. The draft Criminal Code included liability for the illegal termination of pregnancy. 112. With regard to education, in 2020 public funding of education had increased by 10 per cent. Twenty new schools had been constructed in remote areas. All public schools, including in remote areas, had been provided with Internet access and were equipped with computers. In 2019, a distance-learning centre had been created to provide e-learning for schools in remote areas. 8